Corn saving device



July 21, 19366 A. RODE 7 2,048,295

CORN SAVING DEVICE Filed Oct. 1'7, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l Invenlor A tlomey July 21, 1936. A. RODE CORN SAVING DEVICE Filed Oct. 17, 1955 '2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ali e/'1 JEode Allomey Patented July 21, 1936 r f -2,048,295-" l I i CORN SAVING DEVICE "Albert Rode, Fort Jennings, Ohio Application October 17, 1935, Serial No. 45,493

3 2 Claims. ,(Cl; 56-320) This invention relates to a device. forsaving to the extension I and the grain wheel 15 is com. 'j e r l carried byan end of the drive shaft that projects ,UTheLprimaryobject of 'the-present invention is through the extension I0. Between the grain the attachment 'of 'a member to the. frame of a wheel [5 and the rail 9 of the frame isthe stalk 5 corn'fbinder, which drags along the ground in elevating mechanism,indicated generally at [6, front of; the. drive wheel and deflects loose ears and the stalks of corn pass between the elevating ofcomlying onthe ground'fromithepath ofthe mechanism asthe winder is pulled along. .A drive wheel, thereby: preventing the destruction tongue IT is connected with the forward outer of the ears of corn. Y corner of the frameA and has a diagonal brace 10 Further objects of the invention .are, to prol8 connecting an intermediate portion thereof 10?:

videii'adevice of. the character referred to that is withthe forward inner cornerofthe frame A. strong, compact and durable, thoroughly reliable A relatively wide ground engaging drivelwheel for its intended purpose, adaptable for attach- I9 is fixed to the drive shaft ll between the side ment to all conventional corn binders, that is rails 8, 9. This drive wheel follows a path parvery easy to adjust and to manipulate, and that allel with the standing stalks of corn. It some- 15 V is comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and times happens that ears of corn fall from or are install. knocked off the standing stalks and as the binder With the foregoing and other objects in view, moves along, the drive wheel passes over the ears the invention consists of a novel construction, of corn lying on the ground and destroys them.

combination and arrangement of parts, as will be I construct an. angular-shaped plate, indicated 20 hereinafter more specifically described and illusat B, to drag along the ground in front of the trated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein is drive wheel to deflect ears of corn free of the disclosed an embodiment of the invention, but it path of the drive wheel. The legs 20 and 2| of is to be understood that changes, variations, and the angular member form an obtuse angle. The

modifications may be resorted to without departapex of the angle is directed forwardly and the 5 ing from the spirit of the claims hereunto legs diverge rearwardly. The plate B is disappended, posed edgewise so that the lower edges drag In the drawings, wherein like reference charalong the surface of the ground indicated at 22. acters denote corresponding parts through the On the leading face of the leg 20 of the angular several views:-- member B is a pair of spaced ears 23, 24, and 30 Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a these ears are located adjacent the outer ends. corn binder, showing an adaptation therewith of There is a pair of aperture spaced ears 25, 26 on a device in accordance with the present inventhe leading face of the leg 2|, adjacent the outer tion. free ends thereof. The lower end of a connecting Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken link 21 is pivoted between the ears 23, 24, as at 35 substantially on line 2-2 of Figure 1, and look- 28, and the lower end of link 29 is likewise ing in the direction of the arrows. pivoted between the ears 25, 26. The links 21, 29

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the deflecting incline upwardly from the ears, and are conmember detached from the binder. nected to the forward end rail 6 by the brackets Figure 4 is a vertical section taken substan- 21 and 29 Each bracket is formed in the same 40 tially on the plane of line 4-4 of Figure 1, lookmanner, and a description of one will clearly ing in the direction of the arrows and having teach the construction of the other. For the parts removed. purpose of illustration, the bracket 2! will be Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates described.

the substantially rectangular frame of a binder, The bracket 2! consists of a U-shaped lower 45 having forward and rear end rails 6, 1, respecsection 30 which underlaps the rail 6 of the frame. tively, and opposite side rails 8, 9 joined thereto. This U-shaped member 30 has opposite exten- From the rear inner corner of the frame A exsions 3|, 32, which are bolted, as at 33, to the end tends a rightangular extension l0. One end of a of a bar 34 which clamps over the upper edge of drive shaft and supporting axle H is journaled, the rail 6, thereby holding the U-shaped member 50 as at l2, to an intermediate portion of the side 30 in clamped relation to the rail. A pair of rail 8. An intermediate portion of the drive spaced ears 35 are secured to the U-shaped memshaft II is journaled, as at l3, to an interber 30 and project rearwardlytherefrom. The mediate portion of the side rail 9. The other upper ends of the links 21 and 29 are pivoted, as

end of the drive shaft II is journaled, as at [4, at 36, between these ears. It will thus be seen, as 55 the binder is drawn along the links 21 and 29 pull the angular-shaped plate over the surface of the ground. To brace the legs 2|, 22 of the angularshaped plate B, there is a bar 31 which bridges the space between the legs. One end 38 of the bar 31 is secured to the trailing face of the leg 20, while the other end 39 of the bar 31 is secured to the trailing face of the leg 2|. A lower end of the adjusting link 40 is pivoted as at 4| to the center of the bar 31, between upstanding apertured spaced ears M, 42-, which are fixed to the bar. The pivotal connection H of the link 40 with the bar 3! is in alignment with the apex of the angular-shaped plate B. 7

There is a segmental-shaped plate having a flange 43 on the forward portion of the chord side 44 thereof, which is bolted, as at 45, to the forward rail 6 of the frame A. Between the 'arouate portion 46 and the confronting edge of the chord side 44 there is an upstanding apertured lug 41. The outer edge of the arcuateside 46 of the plate has a series of spaced teeth 4B vvith pockets 48 between them to receive the spring pressed projectile detent 49 on one leg 50 of a bell crank lever, which is pivoted, as at 51', to the apertured lug 41 To the free end of the other leg 52 of the bell crank lever is pivoted,as at 53, the upper end of the link 40. When the detent 49 is disengaged, the bell crank lever may be rocked on the pivot '5 I, thereby adjusting the angular-shaped plate B to raised or lowered position. When adjusted to the desired position, the detent, 49, upon being released, engages between the teeth 48 and holds the member B in adjusted relation.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1.,The combination with a corn binder including a frame, a drive shaft journaled to the frame, a ground engaging drive wheel fixed to the shaft, an angular-shaped plate disposed edgewise, a pair of spaced ears on the leading face of each leg of the plate, a pair of links pivotally connected atone end with the frame and at their other ends to the ears, one for each leg, to drag the plate in the path of the drive wheel, a rod connected to the j-legs and bridging the angle between them, a segmental keeper plate carried by the frame having teeth on the arcuate portion, a bell crank lever pivoted to the keeper plate and having a spring pressed detent selectively engageable with the teeth on the arcuate portion, a link pivoted at one end to an intermediate portion of the bar and at the other end to the bell crank lever for raising and lowering said angular plate. 2. The combination with a corn binder includ-- ing a frame, a drive shaft journaled to the frame, a ground engaging drive wheel fixed to the shaft; an angular member pivotally connected with the frame to drag along the surface of theground in front-of the drive Wheel to deflect ears'of-corn lying on the ground free of the path of the drive Wheel, and means carried by the frame to adjust 30 

